Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust

Analysis

Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust reported income of £70k and spending of £77k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £37k to £70k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Etchinghill Village Hall (£70k), Iods Theatre Company CIO (£70k) and The Cosman Keller Art and Music Trust (£70k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.